COVID-19 Vaccine

Per the Virginia Department of Health, the following individuals are eligible for vaccination:

Phase 1a:

• Health care personnel. This includes primary caregivers of persons with chronic medical conditions or intellectual or developmental disabilities requiring a high level of daily care, and the following human services employees that provide in-person services to clients or the public: social workers, case managers or case workers, crisis counselors, foster care managers, adult protective services personnel, child protective services personnel, domestic violence counselors, human trafficking prevention and recover personnel, behavioral specialists, and substance abuse-related counselors.
• Long-term care facility residents and staff
• Health care personnel and long-term care facility residents and staff who live or work in Fairfax County, the cities of Fairfax or Falls Church, or the towns of Herndon, Vienna, or Clifton are eligible.

Phase 1b: 

As of January 18, 2020, the following 1b groups are eligible for vaccination in the Fairfax Health District:

1. Adults 65+ who live in Fairfax County, the cities of Fairfax or Falls Church, or the towns of Herndon, Vienna or Clifton
2. People ages 16-64 with a high-risk medical condition or disability that increases their risk of severe illness from COVID-19 who live in Fairfax County, the cities of Fairfax or Falls Church, or the towns of Herndon, Vienna or Clifton
3. People living in correctional facilities, homeless shelters and migrant labor camps
4. The following Frontline Essential Worker Priority Groups who live or work in Fairfax County, the cities of Fairfax or Falls Church, or the towns of Herndon, Vienna or Clifton
   • Police, fire and hazmat (Frontline Essential Worker Group Priority #1)
   • Corrections and homeless shelter workers (Frontline Essential Worker Group Priority #2)
   • Childcare/K-12 Teachers/Staff (Frontline Essential Worker Group Priority #3), including staff serving public and private schools; licensed center-based childcare staff and licensed home-based childcare staff

Please note:

• Frontline Essential Workers are eligible for vaccination in the following priority order put forth by the Virginia Department of Health:

  1. Police, Fire, and Hazmat
  2. Corrections and homeless shelter workers
  3. Childcare/K-12 Teachers/Staff
  4. Food and Agriculture (including Veterinarians)
  5. Manufacturing
  6. Grocery store workers
  7. Public transit workers
  8. Mail carriers (USPS and private)
  9. Officials needed to maintain continuity of government 
  10. Clergy/Faith leaders
  11. Janitorial/Cleaning staff
• Dates for the other Phase 1b frontline essential workers categories will be announced in the future. 
• Due to limited supplies of vaccine, it may take months to get through Phase 1b. The ability to schedule appointments will depend on the supply of vaccine available. The vaccine supply in the U.S. is still very limited and is expected to increase gradually over the next months. We ask for your patience during this process.  
   

It will take several weeks to months to vaccinate Virginians who fall into Phase 1b. The ability to schedule appointments will depend on vaccine availability. Vaccine supply in the United States is still very limited. The amount of vaccine available in the United States will depend on the capabilities of the manufacturers to produce the vaccine safely and is expected to increase later gradually over the next months. The Virginia Department of Health is continually monitoring vaccination and matching allocations of doses and will move to other priority groups as appropriate. No information about dates of vaccine availability for groups beyond 1a and 1b is available at this time.   

More information about Phase 1b

More information about Phase 1c